signa
Americanverb
Etymology
Origin of signa
< Latin signā, 2nd person singular present imperative active of signāre; see sign
Example Sentences
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The cult of the battle signa among the Roman legions is attested by a number of ancient writers.
From The New Yorker ● May 6, 1955
The Latin for indices and tokens is signa or indicia; the French is preuves.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Henry IV., after his victories, his abjuration, and his coronation, caused a cross to be erected in Rome, with the following inscription: In hoc signa vincis.
From Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works by Foote, G. W. (George William)
Groa asks Halfdan-Gram: Quis, rogo, vestrum dirigit agmen, quo duce signa bellica fertis?
From Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland by Ph.D.
Properly the epithet of noctis, but poetically transferred to signa.
From Readings from Latin Verse With Notes by Bushnell, Curtis C.
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